Courses in biology, physics, chemistry, math (calculus and statistics) and Latin are recommended. It is important to get experience in the field as soon as possible.
Marine biologists are biological scientists who study saltwater organisms. Their job can focus on an almost unlimited number of topics, such as marine toxins, coral reef biology, deep sea fish populations, coastal ecology and marine mammal behaviour. One marine biologist might research the migration of ocean seals, while another investigates the interaction between sea anemones and coral in a certain area. Some biologists look at the complex chemical makeup of marine toxins, both natural (in poisonous sea creatures) and man-made. Others study the population fluctuations in different species of fishes. All marine biologists are concerned with the relationship between living ocean creatures and their saltwater environment.
The income for marine biologists ranges from $20,000 to $80,000+.
Most oceanographer positions, whether academic or non-academic, require a master’s degree or a PhD. To get a master’s degree, you generally first need to complete a bachelor’s degree in a field such as biology, chemistry, geology, physics, math or engineering.
Oceanographers are concerned with all the dynamics in the ocean—physical, chemical, biological and geologic—as well as the interaction of the surface of the sea with the atmosphere. They usually specialize in one of these areas.
Oceanographers with a master’s degree earn between $35,000 to $60,000 a year.
A bachelor’s degree in engineering is required to get into this field. Some universities offer programs in aerospace engineering or aeronautics engineering. Other universities only offer aerospace engineering as a speciality within other engineering departments.
Aerospace engineers are engineers who develop technologies that take people and machines into space. They not only design space shuttles, but airplanes and helicopters, too.
Aerospace engineers are experts in aerodynamics, propulsion, guidance and control systems, and thermodynamics. These are all things you may have heard mentioned in sci-fi movies.
Aerospace engineers usually make over $50,000 a year. Because their expertise takes years of training they are paid well above most other professions.
The aerospace field continues to grow with the expansion of the human's curiosity of space.
Aerospace engineers are experts in aerodynamics, propulsion, guidance and control systems, and thermodynamics. These are all things you may have heard mentioned in sci-fi movies.